Here's chapter 5, I just got finished with it today. So I hope you like it. It may be a little short though, but I promise six will be longer.
It was seven-fifteen when Amara and Michelle started off for school and Amara had insisted on walking by her house just to see if her parents could spot her out. Michelle had no objections to that, but she thought Amara might be a little nervous about going to school the way she was. "Your not nervous are you?" Michelle asked Amara who was still fixing her green tie to her uniform. "Not at all, but this things to tight," Amara replied still fiddling with the tie. "Let me see." They both came to a stop at the beginning of the first house and Michelle retied the tie around Amara's neck. The tie fell right down into place. "Where did you learn that?" Amara inquired. Michelle smiled at her as they started back walking. "A friend." "Such as who? Brian probably ... Amara started. Michelle giggled. "I don't go with him." "Right," Amara said half-heartedly as they moved onto a familiar street. "So what's the plan for getting into school?" Michelle asked changing the subject.
Amara let her thoughts drift slowly off as the wind gently blown through her short hair, she was glad she no longer had to put up with the frustrations of trying to keep her hair in a particular style her mother wanted. Speaking of her mother Amara wanted her mother to spot her out like this. Just the thought of blowing Mrs. Tenou's mind right now was enough to make Amara's day totally go right. 'I'll deal with her later', Amara thought to herself. "Hey Amara?" Michelle said snapping her friend out of her thoughts. "Hugh? Oh I'm sorry Michelle I was thinking... "About what your mom would think right now am I right?" "Yeah your right," Amara answered with a smile. Michelle sighed. "So what's your plan for getting into school?" "I wrote a note that should pretty much cover that problem if any of the teachers start raging." "So you signed on as a transfer student?"
"Yeah and I filled out a form too on the Internet just in case the note doesn't pull through. They'll have my record's on that." Amara explained once the two passed by her house. Amara looked in the driveway and saw her father working on the engine of his red mustang. 'He must have lost the race', Amara thought. She knew whenever her father had lost a race his usual spot would be under the car hood of his car. He would work on his car to try and relieve his mind of the days lost, hopeing that would make him forget about it. Amara never did understand that quality about her father, but she did understand how he would drive around in his car to clear his mind. She would do something similar to that at times when things just didn't work out the way she wanted them to. Running usual cleared her mind the way driving did for her father. Probably that's why her mother didn't nag on her about doing that, it reminded her of her husband so that's why she let Amara be when she ran.
"A little early for school aren't we Michelle?" Mr. Tenou spoke up as he got from up under the hood of the car and walked towards them. Michelle smiled at him calmly while looking at Amara from the corner of her eye to see if she had panicked. She knew Amara wouldn't have, but with this kind of situation anything was possible with her. Amara was looking strait at her father as he approached them. Not one single worried expression was on her face at that time. She looked as if she was ready for her father to spot her out. Mr. Tenou looked at her strangely from head to toe; as if he was sizing her up then he looked towards Michelle. "Looks like I might have to have a word with your father. Does he know your walking to school with guys?" he asked now looking at them both. "This is just my friend," Michelle answered sweetly, still looking at Amara. Amara was now staring strait at Mr. Tenou waiting for him to say something to her. Mr. Tenou crossed his arms then narrowed his eyes slightly at her. "Oh I see... and what's your name?" he asked never taking his eyes off of her.
Amara looked at her father. She was a little bit surprised that Mr. Tenou didn't recognize her. Evidently it hadn't dawned on him yet because she knew her father wasn't this easy to fool. 'He could be playing around', she thought to herself. But looking at the expression that was now on her father's face she knew he wasn't. He thought she was a guy. Amara knew she had to think of a reply quick or take the chance of being chased by this overprotective father of her's. She knew her father had considered Michelle apart of the family and that he held a grudge against all guys that ever tried to talk to her or Michelle. She remembered the time Brandon had came over to play basketball with her. Her father had sat there throughout the whole game glaring at Brandon with threatening green eyes. As if he was waiting for some excuses to punch the living day lights out of him. "Well kid you do have a name don't you?" Mr. Tenou started up again this time his voice was deeper.
Amara glanced at her father for a minute and studied the expression that was now on his face. For the second time in her life she saw that over protective streak begin to come out of him. His eyes were still narrowed at her and his face now showed a hard stone look that made him look intimidating. Amara wanted to come right out and tell him it was her, but she managed to hold it in. Besides she doubted if he would have believed her any way. She took a deep breath then looked into his eyes. Mr. Tenou was still staring her down awaiting an answer. "My names...Samuel Anderson sir." she answered him. "Sam Hugh? Never heard of you. You new around here or something?" Mr. Tenou inquired obviously not impressed. "Yes sir." "Then what are you doing with Michelle here?" "He's a transfer student from America. He lives right next door to me Mr. Tenou," Michelle explained glancing at Amara. "Right," Amara nodded with a smile. Mr. Tenou looked at them both incredulously.
'He isn't falling for this', Amara thought trying to avoid her father's eyes. "I see then what are you doing walking with each other?" Mr.Tenou asked his eyes were still on Amara. "Well I'm just showing him around since he's never been to Japan before," Michelle replied. "Michelle let him speak for himself," Mr. Tenou told her. "He can talk, he's already proven us that," Mr. Tenou uttered. "So where's Amara at she knows she has school. Is she sick or something? Or is she skipping to go to...."Jeremy leave them alone and come inside. You still have to wash the dishes, take out the trash and ...... "In a minute honey," Mr. Tenou yelled cutting off his wife. "So where is she?" he asked drawing his attention back to the two. "Well Amara got sick yesterday because she made a mistake and fell in the pool last night while she was chasing my little brother around with a water gun", Michelle said. "But how can she get sick from that? Your pools in the inside,"Mr. Tenou reminded her. "The air condition was on," Amara spoke up coming to her rescue.
Mr. Tenou looked at Amara suspiciously. "How would you know? Were you there? Because if you were... "No Sam wasn't there, I told him about it. ...This morning before we got here," Michelle explained. "Right Sam?" "Right,"Amara answered. "Oh ok, but since when do you have a brother Michelle?" Mr. Tenou inquired curiously. "Did I say brother I meant cousin she chased my little cousin around with a water gun." "Why? What did he do?" Michelle was beginning to run out of explanations and Amara could see that by the look that was now on her face. "Michelle didn't you say school started at eight?" Amara spoke up. "That's right I did, we better get going before were late. See you later Mr. Tenou,"Michelle waved back as they started off again. "Wait a minute you still haven't explained why... "Have a nice day," Michelle waved once they were out of hearing range. "He wanted to know every detail," she sighed. "I know and I can't believe he was about to beat me up,"Amara began. "I hope school won't be like getting past him," Amara mumbled. "It wont be, the school's not like your over-protective dad," Michelle said. "I still can't get over the fact he thought I was guy. I mean I thought I couldn't get passed him of all people." "Put it this way at least we didn't get in trouble first thing in the morning." "Yeah I know, but we still have a whole day to go." 'Doing things my way,' Amara thought as her and Michelle headed to school.
What did you think? I hope I didn't get Michelle out of character and if I did all Michelle lovers out there please don't flame me. So how did you like it? I know it was a little to short; I usually don't cut it off like that. I know you can't wait to see what happens at school for Amara on her first day doing things her way. But like I've said before you'll have to wait. Please write a review and don't forget my email address is sailorujv17@hotmail.com. Expect the Chapter 6 real soon.
It was seven-fifteen when Amara and Michelle started off for school and Amara had insisted on walking by her house just to see if her parents could spot her out. Michelle had no objections to that, but she thought Amara might be a little nervous about going to school the way she was. "Your not nervous are you?" Michelle asked Amara who was still fixing her green tie to her uniform. "Not at all, but this things to tight," Amara replied still fiddling with the tie. "Let me see." They both came to a stop at the beginning of the first house and Michelle retied the tie around Amara's neck. The tie fell right down into place. "Where did you learn that?" Amara inquired. Michelle smiled at her as they started back walking. "A friend." "Such as who? Brian probably ... Amara started. Michelle giggled. "I don't go with him." "Right," Amara said half-heartedly as they moved onto a familiar street. "So what's the plan for getting into school?" Michelle asked changing the subject.
Amara let her thoughts drift slowly off as the wind gently blown through her short hair, she was glad she no longer had to put up with the frustrations of trying to keep her hair in a particular style her mother wanted. Speaking of her mother Amara wanted her mother to spot her out like this. Just the thought of blowing Mrs. Tenou's mind right now was enough to make Amara's day totally go right. 'I'll deal with her later', Amara thought to herself. "Hey Amara?" Michelle said snapping her friend out of her thoughts. "Hugh? Oh I'm sorry Michelle I was thinking... "About what your mom would think right now am I right?" "Yeah your right," Amara answered with a smile. Michelle sighed. "So what's your plan for getting into school?" "I wrote a note that should pretty much cover that problem if any of the teachers start raging." "So you signed on as a transfer student?"
"Yeah and I filled out a form too on the Internet just in case the note doesn't pull through. They'll have my record's on that." Amara explained once the two passed by her house. Amara looked in the driveway and saw her father working on the engine of his red mustang. 'He must have lost the race', Amara thought. She knew whenever her father had lost a race his usual spot would be under the car hood of his car. He would work on his car to try and relieve his mind of the days lost, hopeing that would make him forget about it. Amara never did understand that quality about her father, but she did understand how he would drive around in his car to clear his mind. She would do something similar to that at times when things just didn't work out the way she wanted them to. Running usual cleared her mind the way driving did for her father. Probably that's why her mother didn't nag on her about doing that, it reminded her of her husband so that's why she let Amara be when she ran.
"A little early for school aren't we Michelle?" Mr. Tenou spoke up as he got from up under the hood of the car and walked towards them. Michelle smiled at him calmly while looking at Amara from the corner of her eye to see if she had panicked. She knew Amara wouldn't have, but with this kind of situation anything was possible with her. Amara was looking strait at her father as he approached them. Not one single worried expression was on her face at that time. She looked as if she was ready for her father to spot her out. Mr. Tenou looked at her strangely from head to toe; as if he was sizing her up then he looked towards Michelle. "Looks like I might have to have a word with your father. Does he know your walking to school with guys?" he asked now looking at them both. "This is just my friend," Michelle answered sweetly, still looking at Amara. Amara was now staring strait at Mr. Tenou waiting for him to say something to her. Mr. Tenou crossed his arms then narrowed his eyes slightly at her. "Oh I see... and what's your name?" he asked never taking his eyes off of her.
Amara looked at her father. She was a little bit surprised that Mr. Tenou didn't recognize her. Evidently it hadn't dawned on him yet because she knew her father wasn't this easy to fool. 'He could be playing around', she thought to herself. But looking at the expression that was now on her father's face she knew he wasn't. He thought she was a guy. Amara knew she had to think of a reply quick or take the chance of being chased by this overprotective father of her's. She knew her father had considered Michelle apart of the family and that he held a grudge against all guys that ever tried to talk to her or Michelle. She remembered the time Brandon had came over to play basketball with her. Her father had sat there throughout the whole game glaring at Brandon with threatening green eyes. As if he was waiting for some excuses to punch the living day lights out of him. "Well kid you do have a name don't you?" Mr. Tenou started up again this time his voice was deeper.
Amara glanced at her father for a minute and studied the expression that was now on his face. For the second time in her life she saw that over protective streak begin to come out of him. His eyes were still narrowed at her and his face now showed a hard stone look that made him look intimidating. Amara wanted to come right out and tell him it was her, but she managed to hold it in. Besides she doubted if he would have believed her any way. She took a deep breath then looked into his eyes. Mr. Tenou was still staring her down awaiting an answer. "My names...Samuel Anderson sir." she answered him. "Sam Hugh? Never heard of you. You new around here or something?" Mr. Tenou inquired obviously not impressed. "Yes sir." "Then what are you doing with Michelle here?" "He's a transfer student from America. He lives right next door to me Mr. Tenou," Michelle explained glancing at Amara. "Right," Amara nodded with a smile. Mr. Tenou looked at them both incredulously.
'He isn't falling for this', Amara thought trying to avoid her father's eyes. "I see then what are you doing walking with each other?" Mr.Tenou asked his eyes were still on Amara. "Well I'm just showing him around since he's never been to Japan before," Michelle replied. "Michelle let him speak for himself," Mr. Tenou told her. "He can talk, he's already proven us that," Mr. Tenou uttered. "So where's Amara at she knows she has school. Is she sick or something? Or is she skipping to go to...."Jeremy leave them alone and come inside. You still have to wash the dishes, take out the trash and ...... "In a minute honey," Mr. Tenou yelled cutting off his wife. "So where is she?" he asked drawing his attention back to the two. "Well Amara got sick yesterday because she made a mistake and fell in the pool last night while she was chasing my little brother around with a water gun", Michelle said. "But how can she get sick from that? Your pools in the inside,"Mr. Tenou reminded her. "The air condition was on," Amara spoke up coming to her rescue.
Mr. Tenou looked at Amara suspiciously. "How would you know? Were you there? Because if you were... "No Sam wasn't there, I told him about it. ...This morning before we got here," Michelle explained. "Right Sam?" "Right,"Amara answered. "Oh ok, but since when do you have a brother Michelle?" Mr. Tenou inquired curiously. "Did I say brother I meant cousin she chased my little cousin around with a water gun." "Why? What did he do?" Michelle was beginning to run out of explanations and Amara could see that by the look that was now on her face. "Michelle didn't you say school started at eight?" Amara spoke up. "That's right I did, we better get going before were late. See you later Mr. Tenou,"Michelle waved back as they started off again. "Wait a minute you still haven't explained why... "Have a nice day," Michelle waved once they were out of hearing range. "He wanted to know every detail," she sighed. "I know and I can't believe he was about to beat me up,"Amara began. "I hope school won't be like getting past him," Amara mumbled. "It wont be, the school's not like your over-protective dad," Michelle said. "I still can't get over the fact he thought I was guy. I mean I thought I couldn't get passed him of all people." "Put it this way at least we didn't get in trouble first thing in the morning." "Yeah I know, but we still have a whole day to go." 'Doing things my way,' Amara thought as her and Michelle headed to school.
What did you think? I hope I didn't get Michelle out of character and if I did all Michelle lovers out there please don't flame me. So how did you like it? I know it was a little to short; I usually don't cut it off like that. I know you can't wait to see what happens at school for Amara on her first day doing things her way. But like I've said before you'll have to wait. Please write a review and don't forget my email address is sailorujv17@hotmail.com. Expect the Chapter 6 real soon.